Cabanillas del Monte is a city and a municipality which belongs to the municipality of Torrecaballeros, located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2022 census (INE), the locality has a population of 53 inhabitants.[1]

Cabanillas del Monte
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Segovia
MunicipalityTorrecaballeros
Elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total53
Demonym(s)cabanillero, -a del monte
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Toponymy

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Name of the town on the sign indicating the entrance to the urbanized area

In 1247 it was mentioned as Cabaniellas del Monte[2] and in the Ensenada Cadastre (1752) it was mentioned as Cabañuelas, Torrecavalleros neighborhood.[3] The word "Cabanillas" derives from the Latin capannelas, diminutive of capanna —of possible pre-Roman origin due to the suffix -anna—, with the meaning of cabin, farm where cattle are raised or stable for the herd.[4]

In the villages of the mountains, the houses or ranches with large corrals are still called cabins where cattle are sheared. In 1916 there was one of the few shearing yards that remained standing here, the one called Rancho de la Marquesa, which in the early 20th century maps was called Rancho de D. Tomás Mascaró.[2][5] The place name is also repeated in Cabañas de Polendos and Cabanillas de Pirón (Adrada de Pirón). As for the word "Mount", it would refer to its location next to a mountain or forest.[2]

Geography

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Location

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The entrance to Cabanillas is located on the P-6121 road that connects La Granja de San Ildefonso with the N-110 in Torrecaballeros.

Limits

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It limits to the north with Espirdo and Torrecaballeros, to the south with Trescasas, to the east with the province of Madrid and to the west with Tizneros.

Northwest: Tizneros North: Torrecaballeros Northeast: Torrecaballeros
West: Tizneros   East: Rascafría (Madrid)
Southwest: Trescasas South: Trescasas Southeast: Trescasas, Rascafría (Madrid)

Fauna and Flora

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The area is mostly grasslands and abundant thorny shrubs, few specimens of shrub oak and reforestation pine forests. As aromatic species we have salsero thyme, white thyme, lavender.

Heritage

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Main facade of the Cabanillas Shearing House [es]

Holidays

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References

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  1. ^ "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities". www.ine.es. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c Siguero Llorente, Pedro Luis (1997). Significado de los nombres de los pueblos y despoblados de Segovia. p. 246.
  3. ^ "MINISTERIO DE CULTURA Y DEPORTE - Portal de Archivos Españoles". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. ^ Pancracio, Celdrán (2009). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios. Madrid: Espasa Calpe. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9.
  5. ^ "GR88 (9) Cabanillas – Sotosalbos – Pelayos". /www.acueducto2.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  6. ^ "Bienes culturales protegidos". 2007-01-18. Archived from the original on 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. ^ "Cabanillas". Segovia Sur (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. ^ Barrenechea, Juana Hita. "El museo del pastor del agua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
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40°59′N 4°02′W / 40.983°N 4.033°W / 40.983; -4.033